Red Emma’s

On April 30th, the US-backed opposition in Venezuela, with the Trump administration's blessing, attempted to overthrow the elected government of Venezuela. While the US supported strategy of tension in Venezuela—including unilateral sanctions, the failed coups of both 2019 and 2002, and two decades of media scaremongering—along with precipitous drops in the price of oil on the global market have created serious challenges for the Chavez/Maduro project, popular support for Bolivarian 21st century socialism and the elected government remains.Ann Fawcett Ambia and one-time Baltimore resident Keith Brooks were part of a US-based delegation of observers to Venezuela present during the failed coup attempt earlier this year—come hear a reportback on the balance of power in Venezuela and the continuing impacts of the Bolivarian revolution, as well as stories from two of the occupiers in the (ultimately unsuccessful) efforts to defend the DC embassy of the Venezuelan embassy against an opposition takeover.